The goals of the course of community medicine are to develop a physician oriented on preventive aspect of health, and to gain experience to be a future doctor with a comprehensive concept of Medicine that preventive and curative medicine work hand in hand.

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:

1. Identify the different ecological factors playing a role in the perpetuation of the disease.
2. Develop skills in idendifying the common disease related risk factors.
3. Understand the nature of non-communicable problems, their impact upon the public health and the importance of acquiring healthy life styles.
4. Define the elements of primary health care and recognize the different componets and objectives of reproductive health and safe motherhood.
5. Assess and monitor child 's growth and development with the ability to detect early deviation from normal.
6. Make use of the available health data in presenting health problems.
7. Be acquinted with the common prevailing health problems in UAE and setting priorities in controlling those problems and identifying the most feasible level of disease prevention.
8. Develop skills in conducting health education programs and sessions for the common health problems and selecting the best method of communication.
9. Get the skill of writing a report about the environment and recognize the concept of delivering services through a health team.
10. Utilize the different biostatistical methods in presenting and analyzing the available data and finding results as well as conclusions.

Courses

• 0311CM1ENV - ENVIRONMENT
• 0311CM1MS - MEDICAL STATISTIC
• 0312CM1NUT - NUTRITION
• 0321CM1PHC - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
• 0321CM1EPID - EPIDIMIOLOGY
• 0321CM1INF - INFECTION
• 0321CM1RESPINF - RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION
• 0321CM1GIINF - GASROINTESTINAL INFECTION
• 0321CM1ArthINF - ARTHROPOD BORN INFECTION
• 0322CM1C D - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
• 0322CM1CINF - CONTACT INFECTION
• 0322CM1PINF - PARASITIC INFECTION